The ‘ordinary’ woman accused of assassinating a Russian commander in Crimea
Summary
A bomb exploded in Sevastopol, Crimea, killing Robert Shageev, a Russian naval commander, on August 13. Margarita Reutt, a 32-year-old woman from Sochi, was arrested and accused of carrying out the attack for Ukrainian intelligence, which she reportedly admitted to.Key Facts
- The bomb was hidden in a rubbish bin and exploded as Robert Shageev, a deputy commander in the Russian Black Sea fleet, walked by.
- Shageev had previously been a commander of Ukraine’s only submarine before switching to Russia after Crimea’s annexation in 2014.
- Margarita Reutt was detained shortly after the explosion in Sochi, about 300 miles from Sevastopol.
- Investigators found a remote control they believe was used to detonate the bomb.
- Russian security services say Reutt confessed and claimed she was promised payment in cryptocurrency and documents to leave Russia after the attack.
- Friends describe Reutt as warm and adventurous, with growing dissatisfaction toward Russia before the event.
- Russian authorities quickly accused Ukrainian intelligence of orchestrating the attack, but Kyiv has not commented.
- Similar attacks on Russian military officers have been linked to Ukraine since the start of the invasion.
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